소설 『Pachinko』의 우리말 번역과 아랍어 번역에 나타난 디아스포라의 정체성과 가능성 탐색

Exploring the Identities and Possibilities of the Diaspora in the Korean and Arabic Translations of the Novel Pachinko

Pachinko is an epic about the diaspora of Korean-Japanese people (the Zainichi) which refers to foreign citizens resident in Japan. During the Japanese colonial era, Koreans in Japan were discriminated against, marginalized, and excluded as diasporas. This study aims at affirming the Zainichi’s identity in the view of place, placeness, name, humanity, hospitality and exploring new possibilities through volitional choices for living a self-creative life in the book Pachinko, its Korean translation and its Arabic translation. It examines anxiety and agitation among Korean residents in Japan. It looks at the ethical coexistence of reflecting on discrimination and exclusion in a multicultural society and empathizing with minorities and minority culture in this transnational era. The translator needs to reflect the tone intended by the original author, and will have to play the role of a coordinator and communicator to unravel the names, places, and subject words representing identity in the translation, socially and culturally.